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Re: BUG #4894: [patch] documentation bug on 'include' directive


  • From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
  • To: Peter Schuller <peter(dot)schuller(at)infidyne(dot)com>
  • Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
  • Subject: Re: BUG #4894: [patch] documentation bug on 'include' directive
  • Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:54:43 -0400
  • Message-id: <19743.1246380883@sss.pgh.pa.us> <text/plain>

Peter Schuller <peter(dot)schuller(at)infidyne(dot)com> writes:
>>> The documentation says to use:
>>> include 'filename'
>>> Which fails with a generic error.
>> 
>> What generic error?

> Error: Invalid line 496 in /etc/postgresql/8.3/main/postgresql.conf: »include 'filename' « failed!

> This is with a Debian PostgreSQL 8.3.

There is no such error message in Postgres 8.3 (or any other version).
I speculate that you are dealing with some bit of Debian-provided script
that tries to parse the config file but doesn't know enough to do it
correctly.

			regards, tom lane



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